Security News > 2024 > June > Russia takes gold for disinformation as Olympics approach
Still throwing toys out the pram over its relationship with international sport, Russia is engaged in a multi-pronged disinformation campaign against the Olympic Games and host nation France that's intensifying as the opening ceremony approaches.
The video hasn't been officially linked to Russia, but Russian-speaking accounts were promoting it, suggesting it could be part of the broader campaign against this year's Olympics.
Russia will again not be competing at a major international sporting event when the Summer Olympic Games begin in July.
The Olympics previously banned Russia due to doping, but had that not been a factor it would also likely have banned the country from this year's Games too.
Away from its sporting integrity, Russia has also been fingered for its role in numerous cyberattacks on the Olympics since it hosted the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.
There is a belief among critics that Russia's consistent targeting of the Games represents an effort to ensure Sochi was the last Olympics that went off without a hitch.